Tiki Central / Locating Tiki / Samoa, Cocoa Beach, FL (restaurant)
Post #607124 by TikiTomD on Sat, Sep 17, 2011 2:29 PM
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Eddie Mode, Samoa manager (not owner as the article states), sponsored a winning Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) basketball team under the "Samoa Lounge of Cocoa Beach" banner, starting in the 1967-68 season... Florida Today January 28, 1968 The Samoa team went on to win the state and regional tournaments, as well as the first round of the National AAU Basketball Tournament. I recall reading that they fell to another contender later in the tournament, but consider that a Tiki-sponsored basketball team came oh-so-close to being the national champions in 1969... Florida Today March 26, 1969 Next, management and more format changes ahead at the Samoa... -Tom |
